The Life of Queen Alexandra
Author | : Sarah A. Tooley |
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Total Pages | : 192 |
Release | : 1902 |
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Author | : Sarah A. Tooley |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 192 |
Release | : 1902 |
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Author | : Kate Strasdin |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 205 |
Release | : 2017-10-05 |
Genre | : Design |
ISBN | : 147426994X |
Queen Alexandra used clothes to fashion images of herself as a wife, a mother and a royal: a woman who both led Britain alongside her husband Edward VII and lived her life through fashion. Inside the Royal Wardrobe overturns the popular portrait of a vapid and neglected queen, examining the surviving garments of Alexandra, Princess of Wales – who later became Queen Consort – to unlock a rich tapestry of royal dress and society in the second half of the 19th century. More than 130 extraordinary garments from Alexandra's wardrobe survive, from sumptuous court dress and politicised fancy dress to mourning attire and elegant coronation gowns, and can be found in various collections around the world, from London, Oslo and Denmark to New York, Toronto and Tokyo. Curator and fashion scholar Kate Strasdin places these garments at the heart of this in-depth study, examining their relationships to issues such as body politics, power, celebrity, social identity and performance, and interpreting Alexandra's world from the objects out. Adopting an object-based methodology, the book features a range of original sources from letters, travel journals and newspaper editorials, to wardrobe accounts, memoirs, tailors' ledgers and business records. Revealing a shrewd and socially aware woman attuned to the popular power of royal dress, the work will appeal to students and scholars of costume, fashion and dress history, as well as of material culture and 19th century history.
Author | : Georgina Battiscombe |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Great Britain |
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This is a biography of the queen who became the leader of London society and the idol of the nation. Queen Alexandra was Princess of Wales from 1863 to 1901. She became queen when her husband became King Edward VII after the death of his mother Queen Victoria.
Author | : David Williamson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 232 |
Release | : 1919 |
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Author | : W R H 1866-1938 Trowbridge |
Publisher | : Legare Street Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2023-07-18 |
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ISBN | : 9781019388266 |
This captivating biography traces the life and reign of Alexandra of Denmark, Queen consort of the United Kingdom and wife of King Edward VII. Drawing on a wealth of archival sources, the author provides a vivid portrait of Alexandra and her social circle, highlighting her role as a patron of the arts, a fashion icon, and a champion of charitable causes. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author | : David Williamson |
Publisher | : Forgotten Books |
Total Pages | : 230 |
Release | : 2016-12-16 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781334628900 |
Excerpt from Queen Alexandra: A Biography In these pages will be found mentioned only a small proportion Of the varied public duties performed in three reigns by Queen Alexandra. NO one has ever seen Her Majesty look bored, although many engagements must be wearisome from mere reiteration. The Queen has the art Of doing charming little acts Of kindness which make an immediate impression. And she is not afraid to make innovations. On 22nd March I9I6 she autographed numbers Of programmes at the entertainment given by King George and Queen Mary at the Riding School, Buckingham Palace, to wounded soldiers. After one of the guests had summoned up enough courage to ask Queen Alexandra to autograph his programme, Her Majesty was kept busy responding to many similar requests. Although the Queen is ready to adopt new ideas and enjoy new forms Of amusement - such as Kinematography, which has given her much pleasure from the days of its first introduction - She is very loyal to the past. Many a time She has referred to Childhood's years in Denmark. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author | : Anglo-Danish Society |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 198 |
Release | : 1925 |
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Author | : Frances Dimond |
Publisher | : History and Heritage Publishing |
Total Pages | : 756 |
Release | : 2022-02-28 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9781914280054 |
By kind permission of Her Majesty The Queen, this book has been based on extensive research over many years in the Royal Archives and elsewhere. The author was the first official Curator of the Royal Photograph Collection. Queen Alexandra was a private person who destroyed or left instructions to destroy, much of her archive, but nevertheless enough remains in the form of original documents, such as engagement diaries and letters and informal information, to chart her life more completely than ever before and to attempt to rectify the negative or dismissive attitude towards her which has gained credence in some previous works. This method, rather than drawing mainly from over-salted and peppered memoirs written much later, aims to show her character, enables readers to get to know her and to appreciate what an enormous amount a senior member of the royal family has to accomplish, while still remaining the loving daughter, sister, wife and mother, and keen supporter of the arts, welfare and education, that Alexandra was. During her life she met many famous, notable and intriguing people, while her own journey - from the young, modest Danish Princess who married the Prince of Wales in 1863, to the popular Queen Consort of King Edward VII, and the beloved Queen Mother - saw her personal development and courageous struggle against disability, especially deafness. She was a generous, thoughtful and caring woman, who maintained her sense of humour and interest in all kinds of things and under sometimes challenging circumstances. She could be a lively correspondent and her letters will help readers to understand her far better than has hitherto been possible. This book is long and detailed and readers may like to dip in and out of it, finding stories in all parts, rather than reading it straight through, but it might claim a place among the variety of entertainments which are comforting us in these difficult times.
Author | : DAVID. WILLIAMSON |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2018 |
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ISBN | : 9781033392461 |
Author | : Richard Hough |
Publisher | : General Publishing Company Limited |
Total Pages | : 369 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Great Britain |
ISBN | : 9780340558256 |